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they put limits on government because they knew the limits of government. the left usually likes to advance what i like to enact stronger argument. those who agree in the principals of limiting government, somehow a social darwinism, where people are left to fend for themselves completely. the only alternative to this cruel society is a vision of a society of total security and total outcome, results guaranteed by government. fortunately this is not the case. those of us who believe in limited government, also believe in effective government. a good and popular government is one that respects its limits. one that fulfill its goals and functions well. but look at where we are today, our economy, our debt, crony capitalism. you have big government and big business exchanging favors with one another, while the small business person is left struggling to survive. the last few years have shown us, a truly effective government is impossible without limits. a government that focuses on equalizing the results of our lives, is one that does damage to the american co
they put limits on government because they knew the limits of government. the left usually likes to advance what i like to enact stronger argument. those who agree in the principals of limiting government, somehow a social darwinism, where people are left to fend for themselves completely. the only alternative to this cruel society is a vision of a society of total security and total outcome, results guaranteed by government. fortunately this is not the case. those of us who believe in limited...
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it is government that needs more money. well, government doesn't create wealth or income. it shuffles it around and charges a price and cost for the service or disservice. >> chris: let me interrupt. the president said one way to boost the recovery is congress to pass the jobs act. he asked for 35 billion to save or create jobs for teacher and first responders; i take it it is a good idea? >> guest: i don't. been there and tried that with the 800 million stim tim - stim ulus bill. no, it is tire dredited theory. and i do think that the president sincerely believes it. there is a fundmental disagreement that the american people will have to settle this fall. >> chris: finally, we have less than a minute left. after the victory. governor walker had advice for mitt romney. it is not enough to run as anti-obama this fall. he has to run as a reformer and he, meaning romney has to offer a plan and show a willingness to take on the big challenges facing the country. i think he can win if he does that. is walker right and does romney need to offer a bold affirmative agenda? >> gue
it is government that needs more money. well, government doesn't create wealth or income. it shuffles it around and charges a price and cost for the service or disservice. >> chris: let me interrupt. the president said one way to boost the recovery is congress to pass the jobs act. he asked for 35 billion to save or create jobs for teacher and first responders; i take it it is a good idea? >> guest: i don't. been there and tried that with the 800 million stim tim - stim ulus bill....
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a year ago last month, the u-s government took over freddie mac.. and its sister company fannie mae. since then, the two have been guaranteeing virtually all home loans in an effort to help stabilize the housing market. some bears are waking up from hibernation even as the temperatures cool off a very the vestiges of traders. c o m and other big seaweed and earnings could earnings late in the week not able to fill the bull market in low gear? i guess the pentagon the 1100's level that a lot of analysts are looking get we get right up to that and as in peace and fell off on a lot of sellers coming the and in 1926 it is a price people because the earnings were pretty good on thursday and friday thought that might have easily put us and and it didn't happen that way at all. it did not lead to buy into it was selling on the news talk was about the pace of the selling in the sense that is different in these other causes the we've seen the market since march? i was a happen quicker we get from to 95 which was the high overnight going into friday to about
a year ago last month, the u-s government took over freddie mac.. and its sister company fannie mae. since then, the two have been guaranteeing virtually all home loans in an effort to help stabilize the housing market. some bears are waking up from hibernation even as the temperatures cool off a very the vestiges of traders. c o m and other big seaweed and earnings could earnings late in the week not able to fill the bull market in low gear? i guess the pentagon the 1100's level that a lot of...
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maryland government... appears to be 23:25:38 "it's like a glass window that's been typed over with black paint." it's a story that started with a simple question about the right to know what government does behind closed doors an inquiry prompted by our attempts to get basic information about topics like how your tax dollars are being spent government officals told us the information we wanted was either costly to produceor simply secret. 23:25:56 "the roblem with the public informaton law is that it's too vague." like when we asked the state highway adminstration about a growing expense called liquadated date damages. charge backs to private contractors who take too much time to finish the job. a request the state denied ever after we showed them this document which revealed just one contractor could owe the state nine million dollars or when we asked the city police department for copies of so- called called after action reports which detail police involved shootings another request denied becuase attorn
maryland government... appears to be 23:25:38 "it's like a glass window that's been typed over with black paint." it's a story that started with a simple question about the right to know what government does behind closed doors an inquiry prompted by our attempts to get basic information about topics like how your tax dollars are being spent government officals told us the information we wanted was either costly to produceor simply secret. 23:25:56 "the roblem with the public...
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and government. the problem is i agree if you try to make this personally, the president's fault or try to take it and somehow blame him for this is that the buck stops here, that is not going to work. that will backfire on republicans and anybody who tries to make that argument. in the broader sense, absolutely, this is not good for the president. it's not good for incumbent member of congress for people to be sitting here looking at these g.s.a. videos and wondering what is going on in washington? >> chris: karl, we have a little over a minute left and i'm going to take advantage of it to switch subjects on you. what is your feeling at this moment -- i assume that you don't know anything, because i assume really there hasn't been anything done -- but what is your analysis right now about the vice presidential sweepstakes? >> look, this will be a fascination for months. the fact of the matter is, we have on the republican side a broad range of opportunities for mr. romney, for governor romney. this
and government. the problem is i agree if you try to make this personally, the president's fault or try to take it and somehow blame him for this is that the buck stops here, that is not going to work. that will backfire on republicans and anybody who tries to make that argument. in the broader sense, absolutely, this is not good for the president. it's not good for incumbent member of congress for people to be sitting here looking at these g.s.a. videos and wondering what is going on in...
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government that allows government to create more jobs. republicans have passed a plan that replaces cuts with responsible spending reforms. in order to balance our budget the choice doesn't have to be higher taxes or dramatic benefit cuts for those in need. instead we should grow our economy so we can create new taxpayers and not new taxes so we can help those that truly can't help themselves. the truth every problem can't be solved by the government. many are cause by the moral breakdown in our society. the answer to these challenges lie primarily in our families and our faiths, not our politicians. despite our differences i know that both republicans and democrats love america. i say we can come together and solve our problems because the choices before us cannot be more important. if we can get our economy healthy again, our children will be most prosperous americans ever. if we do not we will forever be known for the generation responsible for america's decline. at time when one show down ends in short term deals that do thing about o
government that allows government to create more jobs. republicans have passed a plan that replaces cuts with responsible spending reforms. in order to balance our budget the choice doesn't have to be higher taxes or dramatic benefit cuts for those in need. instead we should grow our economy so we can create new taxpayers and not new taxes so we can help those that truly can't help themselves. the truth every problem can't be solved by the government. many are cause by the moral breakdown in...
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dealing with fallout from the government shutdown.... why the guards aren't being paid, but the prisoners are. ----shots fired, 53, 26 shots fired---- a traffic stop goes terribly wrong. the shootout caught on camera.... and the surprising discovery inside the car. and a restaurant... under fire over this burger. the controversial ingredients that some customers find offensive. --adblib weather tz-- it's day four of the partial federal government shutdown and there is no end in sight.. democrats and republicans are still at odds over how to fully fund the government. as craig boswell explains the house continues with it's plan to return funding ... boswell explains the house continues with it's plan to return funding ... but the back pay of hundreds of thousands of workers is on the agenda. when a female suspect led law enforcement on a high speed chase through the streets of dc - it was the capitol hill police who ended the rampage the chaos thursday afternoon began at the white house... nats of gunshots. ...but ended when police shot h
dealing with fallout from the government shutdown.... why the guards aren't being paid, but the prisoners are. ----shots fired, 53, 26 shots fired---- a traffic stop goes terribly wrong. the shootout caught on camera.... and the surprising discovery inside the car. and a restaurant... under fire over this burger. the controversial ingredients that some customers find offensive. --adblib weather tz-- it's day four of the partial federal government shutdown and there is no end in sight.....
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we want the government to take a tough stand and stop it. >> the government insists the attack have -- the tax have benefits. >> -- that the attacks have benefits. it helps us get information. we're working against a set of targets, yes. >> as american drones roam the skies down south, these forces are training, waiting for the moment when they can take full charge of security in their country. >> the repercussions of america's drone program. now to a country that was once called the next china because of its huge economic potential. with a large population, strategic location, and date -- and apparently seamless transition from communism, vietnam held great expectations. for the past two decades it held up to those expectations with a spectacular financial boom. but now it is faltering. we have traveled there to find out why. half an bay in vietnam, and the unesco world heritage site of more than 2000 islands. it is what makes this a leading tourist destination and this man a billionaire. it has slowly introduce capitalism into a communist system. although he and some others have got
we want the government to take a tough stand and stop it. >> the government insists the attack have -- the tax have benefits. >> -- that the attacks have benefits. it helps us get information. we're working against a set of targets, yes. >> as american drones roam the skies down south, these forces are training, waiting for the moment when they can take full charge of security in their country. >> the repercussions of america's drone program. now to a country that was...
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this is not about government unions. this was a bill that i did not initiate and i thought ought to wait for a different time because i thought it might happen and it might get in the way of a very important agenda in front of the people of indiana. reduce the corporate tax to attract jobs and reform education and so forth. they ran off to illinois ostensibly over the right to work bill but then issued an ultimatum from a hot tub over there. the first things they want killed are president obama's race to the stop agenda. >> when unions started protesting the right to work law this week and house democrats took off you said that you thought that the bill should be dropped as you just pointed out. then you added this. >> what we heard from has every right to express. >> chris: conservative bloggers hammered you and said you weren't tough enough and said you wanted a truce on fiscal issues and the day after you issued tougher statement and here it is. >> the house democrats showed a complete contempt for the democratic proc
this is not about government unions. this was a bill that i did not initiate and i thought ought to wait for a different time because i thought it might happen and it might get in the way of a very important agenda in front of the people of indiana. reduce the corporate tax to attract jobs and reform education and so forth. they ran off to illinois ostensibly over the right to work bill but then issued an ultimatum from a hot tub over there. the first things they want killed are president...
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to keep the government running. the issues lawmakers in the house and the senate are getting hung up on. "that's crazy, they're doing oceans 11 on people out here." a heist... that looks like it's straight out of a movie. the professional job that's got police searching... for some smooth criminals. cold season is just around the corner. how experts recommend dealing with a runny nose and fever. monday, september 30th map harford map with a midnight deadline looming, a partial shutdown of the federal government is looking more and more likely. doug luzader has more on the budget battle. (luzader intro) the democratically controlled senate will likely return to work later today, but they are almost certain to reject the latest republican offer to keep the government operating past midnight. (pkg) an eerie silence on capitol hill this morning... republicans say the president and democrats are intentionally dragging their feet -- refusing to negotiate so they can blame republicans for a shutdown. griffin says: "this is
to keep the government running. the issues lawmakers in the house and the senate are getting hung up on. "that's crazy, they're doing oceans 11 on people out here." a heist... that looks like it's straight out of a movie. the professional job that's got police searching... for some smooth criminals. cold season is just around the corner. how experts recommend dealing with a runny nose and fever. monday, september 30th map harford map with a midnight deadline looming, a partial...
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by originating all student loans through the federal government... the savings would be used to increase pell grants and help keep interest rates on federal loans a little more affordable. i think it'll have an impact on interest rates .. i just don't think it'll have that much of an impact on student level.. save 30 dollars a month.. yeah.. savings.. not going to change their life paula luff.. with the financial aid office at depaul university says the most beneficial change involves pell grants.. that scholarship would be increased to more than 55- hundred next year... and go up every year until reaching 69- hundred in 2019 but luff says another potential changes to the perkins loan program may not be all positive. students that are using perkins loan program.. could be a blow to them under the new legislation, that low cost federal student loan program.. would be expanded to include three times more colleges... but.. the downside.. is that students may not be able to defer the interest on those loans. students who had program before might not have
by originating all student loans through the federal government... the savings would be used to increase pell grants and help keep interest rates on federal loans a little more affordable. i think it'll have an impact on interest rates .. i just don't think it'll have that much of an impact on student level.. save 30 dollars a month.. yeah.. savings.. not going to change their life paula luff.. with the financial aid office at depaul university says the most beneficial change involves pell...
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>> as opposed to the larger discussion about big government and big government spending, which has not been working for the president. but, overall, americans still want a health care system that works and still think that the insurance companies are very difficult to deal with and don't respond to their personal needs. so this seems to me to be rich territory. the problem is that as you head into this august recess where the white house hopes that the pressure will build from the grassroots on conservative democrats, i think the argument still is largely about cost despite the victory the white house and speaker pelosi had friday in the house with the final committee's vote in favor of some legislation. >> bill, as we talk about the president's political standing, i want to throw -- and declining poll numbers, i want to throw one other thing into the equation. that was the president's beer summit and the beer controversy -- not the beer controversy -- the controversy this week. the picture there. he brought together harvard professor henry louis gates, cambridge police sergeant james
>> as opposed to the larger discussion about big government and big government spending, which has not been working for the president. but, overall, americans still want a health care system that works and still think that the insurance companies are very difficult to deal with and don't respond to their personal needs. so this seems to me to be rich territory. the problem is that as you head into this august recess where the white house hopes that the pressure will build from the...
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of government investments. spending when it comes to education, infrastructure -- >> hold on, the sergeant at arms. >> the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. you know i will. thank you. how are you? [unintelligible conversations] good to see you. >> mr. president. >> how are you? good to see you. thank you. good to see you again. keep up the good work. how are you? [applause] [applause] hey, how are you? >> good. >> you look good. >> you know the faces of these members of congress. you are looking at where the republicans would be to his left and the democrats to his rights. he is treating members of the supreme court. there is a question of how many will show up. he called out members of the supreme court for citizens vs. united ruling. 6 of the 9 showed up. sam alito mouthed "not true" and is not here due to some coincidence. he has a speaking engagement tonight. >> there is a different vibe there tonight. the house speaker, john boehner, a republican. each year, the president invites th
of government investments. spending when it comes to education, infrastructure -- >> hold on, the sergeant at arms. >> the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. you know i will. thank you. how are you? [unintelligible conversations] good to see you. >> mr. president. >> how are you? good to see you. thank you. good to see you again. keep up the good work. how are you? [applause] [applause] hey, how are you? >> good. >> you look good....
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there are all kind of things the government can do. the deadline they set for the -- the deadline was march -- >> chris: no, no. talking about the continuing resolution. >> my sense about that is that there is going to be a huge fight. i mean a huge fight over the continuing resolution and over lifting the debt limit. and it will resolve around -- it will originate in the house of representatives to cut spending in a wide range of areas and cut it significantly, within the narrow part of the budget we're talking about: no about: non-defense discretionary. there may be temporary extension. you pass temporary c.r. house republicans recognize there could be a strategy and you pass the c.r. and then the year is over and you haven't cut anything. >> there is a price to be paid for every one of these. there has to be spending restraint. they think they have the political high ground that the public manifestly want to see spending cuts that they will win on the issue, and they won't get all of what they want but they will get a lot of it. >>
there are all kind of things the government can do. the deadline they set for the -- the deadline was march -- >> chris: no, no. talking about the continuing resolution. >> my sense about that is that there is going to be a huge fight. i mean a huge fight over the continuing resolution and over lifting the debt limit. and it will resolve around -- it will originate in the house of representatives to cut spending in a wide range of areas and cut it significantly, within the narrow...
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the government shutdon enters its sixth day... with no end in sight. the senate adjorned for the weekend onilss unanimously by the house. it would authorize back pay for furloughed federal employees... whenever the governme reopens. althoughouse democrats voted in vor of the measure... they... along wi senate democrats and presidt obama... oppos pe t by-bit... as house republican have tried to do this week through legislation. reid says: "so now what the republicans of the house are elling - because they are the ones who set the agenda - buthey're telling all these federal workers.. what we're going to do now don't like federal workers and we haven't given a raise in over 3 years, what we're going to do now is give you a paid vacation and is give you a paid vacation and that's what it is. these people want to go to work can't go
the government shutdon enters its sixth day... with no end in sight. the senate adjorned for the weekend onilss unanimously by the house. it would authorize back pay for furloughed federal employees... whenever the governme reopens. althoughouse democrats voted in vor of the measure... they... along wi senate democrats and presidt obama... oppos pe t by-bit... as house republican have tried to do this week through legislation. reid says: "so now what the republicans of the house are elling...
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government closest to the people governs best. people governs best. [applause] and no government program can ever replace the actions of caring americans, freely choogs to help oning another. the scripture sas to whom much is given much is required. the prosperous nation on earth. it is heart warming to see americans giving time and money to haiti. thank you for your ongoing compassion. [applause] some people say they are afraid that america is no longer the great land of promise she has always been. they should not be. america will always blaze a trail of opportunity and prosperity. america must always be a land where liberty and property are value respected and innocent human life is protected. government should have this clear goal. where opportunity is absent create it opportunity is limited we must expand it. opportunity is unequal. we must make it open to everyone. [applause] our founders placed their lives, their fortunes and sacrit honor to create the great nation . we should pledge as democrat republicans and independents americans all to wor
government closest to the people governs best. people governs best. [applause] and no government program can ever replace the actions of caring americans, freely choogs to help oning another. the scripture sas to whom much is given much is required. the prosperous nation on earth. it is heart warming to see americans giving time and money to haiti. thank you for your ongoing compassion. [applause] some people say they are afraid that america is no longer the great land of promise she has always...
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this segment, as i announced in advance, will be threeeon the care, the role of government, and governing. with an emphasis throughout on the differences, specifics, and choices. both candidates will have post statements. the audience in hall has promised to remain quiet. so we may all concentrate on what the candidates have to say. there is a noise exception right now, though, as we welcome president obama and governor romney. [cheees and applause] [cheees and applause] >> dimon, welcome to you both. -- gentlemen, welcome to you both. let's begin with jobs. what are the major differences between the two of you about how you would go about creating jobs? each of you have two minutes to start big the coin toss has determined that the president will go first. >> thank you very much, jim, for this opportunity. i want to thank you for your hospitality. there are a lot of. i want to make tonight, but the most important one is that 20 years ago, i became the luckiest man on earth, because michelle obama agreed to marry me. i just want to wish you a happy anniversary and let you know that a year
this segment, as i announced in advance, will be threeeon the care, the role of government, and governing. with an emphasis throughout on the differences, specifics, and choices. both candidates will have post statements. the audience in hall has promised to remain quiet. so we may all concentrate on what the candidates have to say. there is a noise exception right now, though, as we welcome president obama and governor romney. [cheees and applause] [cheees and applause] >> dimon, welcome...
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could germany faced weeks of haggling over its future government? gavin hewitt, bbc news, munich. >> despite rebutted watching the auction, right now germany's best-selling musical artist is a long way from home. having sold more than 30 million albums in his homeland, he is turning his attention to the biggest musical market of all, right here in the united states. he has embarked on a 12 concert tour. we have gone to meet him. ♪ >> meet herbert. germany's answer to bruce springsteen. he has decided to trade the sort of sellout crowds for venues a fraction of the size, and a place where most people could not even spell his name. ♪ on thetent with taking toughest market of them all, the united states, he intends to do it in a different language. my dreams have all come true ♪ >> it relies on the melody. you can stretch it and be more bass. the germans like lyrics to be engineered perfectly. they have to be correct, right, like a porsche. every word has to be correct. it is a very rare and relaxing singing in english. >> the most accurate and a
could germany faced weeks of haggling over its future government? gavin hewitt, bbc news, munich. >> despite rebutted watching the auction, right now germany's best-selling musical artist is a long way from home. having sold more than 30 million albums in his homeland, he is turning his attention to the biggest musical market of all, right here in the united states. he has embarked on a 12 concert tour. we have gone to meet him. ♪ >> meet herbert. germany's answer to bruce...
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over the government shutdown... where the voting stands right now... ...and the concerns baltimore city officials... have about the shutdown... next on fox45 news at ten maryland's new marijuana law goes into effect tomorrow... but don't start smoking yet. coming up, i'll explain how the new law changes very little. beyond... the... new gun ♪ i wish i was made of money. i wish you were too. chances are, you're not made of money. so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico motorcycle. see how much you could save. beyond... the... new gun law.../ several... new laws... take effect tomorrow.../. space police... will... now... be able... to pull you over... if... you're... using... a... hand- held cell phone... while driving.../. space also... . adults... in the back seat... will now be required... to wear a seat belt... at all times.../ otherwise the driver ... gets... a ticket.../. maryland's... new marijuana law... also takes effect tomorrow, .../ but... legal analysts... say... it won't make... much differenc
over the government shutdown... where the voting stands right now... ...and the concerns baltimore city officials... have about the shutdown... next on fox45 news at ten maryland's new marijuana law goes into effect tomorrow... but don't start smoking yet. coming up, i'll explain how the new law changes very little. beyond... the... new gun ♪ i wish i was made of money. i wish you were too. chances are, you're not made of money. so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico motorcycle. see...
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remarkably the government and ruling party did not show up. it felt at times like an opposition rally. peace!ust have peace with who? nobody is here. >> he got his chance. >> we want to see or know that who sent the police who came to kill us here. gosh, and the almighty powerful name of jesus -- >> is a question that still hangs in the air here. the mining company did say sorry. a year on, these people want more. andrew harding, bbc news. anger a year after those miners were shot dead and you're watching bbc world news america. still to come on the program, drones are fundamentally altering the nation of ash nature of combat. ash nature of combat. -- the nature of combat. ecuador isnt of authorizing an expiration in a pristine part of the amazon rain forest. protesters angered by the news gathered in front of the presidential palace to register their discontent. the president says the fault lies with rich nations who reneged on a promise is. our correspondent reports. >> this part of the amazon literally teems with life. a single hectare of t
remarkably the government and ruling party did not show up. it felt at times like an opposition rally. peace!ust have peace with who? nobody is here. >> he got his chance. >> we want to see or know that who sent the police who came to kill us here. gosh, and the almighty powerful name of jesus -- >> is a question that still hangs in the air here. the mining company did say sorry. a year on, these people want more. andrew harding, bbc news. anger a year after those miners were...
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i want to talk about the state of the government mortgage finance companies. fannie mae and freddie mac have been propped up by $148 billion in taxpayer money. there has been no cap on how much the government is willing to spend to save the two companies. could this turn into a never ending bailout? right now the focus is on how the companies participate in helping solve the problem. particularly for delinquent households or those who are struggling to keep up with their mortgage. this is one of the reasons why we did this survey to understand the attitudes of the delinquent homeowners. we wanted to see if there was anything we can do programatically to help them. i think that discussion on what to do with the government agencies will take place. it has been well announced in the public arena. in the meantime we are going to work to try and understand and find solutions for people to keep their homes if they're capable of doing so. do you have an opinion on whether this can be a never ending bailout at all? that is not really my focus. we are under a conservat
i want to talk about the state of the government mortgage finance companies. fannie mae and freddie mac have been propped up by $148 billion in taxpayer money. there has been no cap on how much the government is willing to spend to save the two companies. could this turn into a never ending bailout? right now the focus is on how the companies participate in helping solve the problem. particularly for delinquent households or those who are struggling to keep up with their mortgage. this is one...
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the government shutdown also won't impact military operations. president obama said u-s troops will remain on "normal duty status" in a televised message. the president did warn civilian defense department employees of possible furloughs starting today. in all about 3- point 3 million people are employed by the government... of those about 783 thousand government employees will stay home. some of the agencies that will feel the impact the most.... 50 percent of the defense department's 800 thousand employees are considered non-essential. 80 percent of the treasury department's 112 thousand employees are also considered non-essential as are 81 percent of those with the department of the interior national park workers are also non- essential. and the majority of the environmental protection agency regulators - non essential. if the government shuts down my wife doesn't go to work and she had 10 furlough days because of sequester already this year. people who work at home are also deemed non-essential by the government. the beginning of october also
the government shutdown also won't impact military operations. president obama said u-s troops will remain on "normal duty status" in a televised message. the president did warn civilian defense department employees of possible furloughs starting today. in all about 3- point 3 million people are employed by the government... of those about 783 thousand government employees will stay home. some of the agencies that will feel the impact the most.... 50 percent of the defense...
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due to the government shutdown. the agency pulled the plug on its t-v channel and website video stream. this is what viewers will see if they try to tune in. the message reads, "due to the lapse in government funding, nasa television will be unavailable." today is the space agency's 55th anniversary. several new laws take effect today in maryland. along with controversial new gun laws... police now have the authority to pull drivers over... if they're spotted using a hand-held phone behind the wheel. adults traveling in the back set of a car are now required to wear their seat belts at all times... from now on. otherwise the driver gets a ticket. for a complete list... go to fox baltimore dot com. coming up... fox45... is going to the dogs. the weekend event that means fun... for man's best friend. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((bump out)) ((break 1)) i want you to know stuff i don't. i want you to be kind. i want you to be smart. super smart. i want one thing in a doctor. i want yo
due to the government shutdown. the agency pulled the plug on its t-v channel and website video stream. this is what viewers will see if they try to tune in. the message reads, "due to the lapse in government funding, nasa television will be unavailable." today is the space agency's 55th anniversary. several new laws take effect today in maryland. along with controversial new gun laws... police now have the authority to pull drivers over... if they're spotted using a hand-held phone...
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and i think the american people have turned a thumbs down to government-run health care. i think this is a very heavy lift to try to get this through the senate and/or the house. i think the democrats want the public option. they want to call it a trigger, a state option or co-op, but it's still a government plan. as far as we're concerned, that's not something that the american people want to see happen and where it's been tried it hasn't worked. if you look at some of these other countries around the world, frankly, for that matter, a lot of the states that have tried to implement a government-run health insurance plan, it's been a disaster. >> senator conrad? >> let me just say if i can on the question of cooperatives, cooperatives, as senator thune knows, are not government-run. cooperatives are run by their membership, and the model that has worked in other parts of the world is a model in some ways like our own, employer-based coverage, the government putting in for those who can't otherwise afford it, but not-for-profit insurance intermediaries. that model has been
and i think the american people have turned a thumbs down to government-run health care. i think this is a very heavy lift to try to get this through the senate and/or the house. i think the democrats want the public option. they want to call it a trigger, a state option or co-op, but it's still a government plan. as far as we're concerned, that's not something that the american people want to see happen and where it's been tried it hasn't worked. if you look at some of these other countries...
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government. so i'd like to share with you the principles that guide us. they are anchored in the wisdom of the founder, in the spirit of the declaration of independence, and in the words of the american constitution. they have to do with the importance of limited government and with the blessing of self-government. we believe government's role is both vital and limited -- to defend the nation from attack and provide for the common defense, to secure our borders, to protect innocent life, to uphold our laws and constitutional rights, to ensure domestic tranquility and equal opportunity, and to help provide a safety net for those who cannot provide for themselves. we believe that the government has an important role to create the conditions that promote entrepreneurship, upward mobility, and individual responsibility. we believe, as our founders did, that "the pursuit of happiness" depends upon individual liberty, and individual liberty requires limited government. limited government also means eff
government. so i'd like to share with you the principles that guide us. they are anchored in the wisdom of the founder, in the spirit of the declaration of independence, and in the words of the american constitution. they have to do with the importance of limited government and with the blessing of self-government. we believe government's role is both vital and limited -- to defend the nation from attack and provide for the common defense, to secure our borders, to protect innocent life, to...
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and the government want to do more. and so this is significant tax relief for everyone in the country. >> chris: two problems with what you say. first of all, this is not going to happen until 2013. i know politicians here in town are thinking about november 2012. you are thinking five or 10 years down the road. the idea of tax cuts in 2012 but two trillion in tax increases over the next decade is not likely to help them to hire more people. you talk about the fair share. put it up on the screen. according to the nonpartisan tax association highest paying taxes is top 10 percent pay cent percent of the income taxes and 46 percent of the household pay no federal income tax at all. and the president thinks that the wealthy aren't paying the fair share. >> guest: you can manipulate the statistics. >> chris: wait a minute you don't think top 10 households are paying cent percent. >> guest: they are making a ton of money. 22,000 millionaires pay less taxes. under 15 percent. and so we had inec -- inic quitty. >> the american
and the government want to do more. and so this is significant tax relief for everyone in the country. >> chris: two problems with what you say. first of all, this is not going to happen until 2013. i know politicians here in town are thinking about november 2012. you are thinking five or 10 years down the road. the idea of tax cuts in 2012 but two trillion in tax increases over the next decade is not likely to help them to hire more people. you talk about the fair share. put it up on the...
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do not shut down the government. do not shut down the economy. pass a budget on time, pay our bills on time. >> now, this will be the first government shut down if it happens in 17 years. 800,000 federal workers will be fur furloughed. >> the government will not be shut down. while the president was golfing and senators went home, we were here working to make sure it didn't happen until 1:00 a.m. we're talking to the representatives of the american people who want to deal with this problem. the president went out to the american people and said if you have your health care and you like it, you can keep it. this letter here is to a widow in new jersey. she cannot keep her health care next year, she cannot renew it next year. this is a problem when you find that obama care is not going to work, to delay it. >>> assuming that the senators do what they say they're going to do and they reject this issue, will you have a claim with democratic votes and send it back to the senate to avoid a shut down? >> this is not a place to negotiate, but i promise y
do not shut down the government. do not shut down the economy. pass a budget on time, pay our bills on time. >> now, this will be the first government shut down if it happens in 17 years. 800,000 federal workers will be fur furloughed. >> the government will not be shut down. while the president was golfing and senators went home, we were here working to make sure it didn't happen until 1:00 a.m. we're talking to the representatives of the american people who want to deal with this...
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government background checkers knew this... but did not tell the navy. when aaron alexis enlisted in 2007, he answered "no" to questions about whether he was ever arrested. that was a lie... three years earlier he was arrested and charged for shooting out tires on a construction worker's vehicle... he called that incident an anger-fueled blackout. the report given to the navy simply stated alexis deflated the tires, and no gun was involved. alexis is accused of killing 12 people at the washington navy yard last week. to see all of our stories about the navy yard shooting go to fox- baltimore dot com and click on navy yard shooting in the hot topics section on the left side of the screen. democrats and republicans are at odds over the budget and just days away from shutting down the federal government over their disagreement. a familiar sounding story. craig boswell tells us...the only difference is... this time around the new health care law is at the center of the tug-of- war. just 24 hours before beginning to proceed on a new spending plan to keep the
government background checkers knew this... but did not tell the navy. when aaron alexis enlisted in 2007, he answered "no" to questions about whether he was ever arrested. that was a lie... three years earlier he was arrested and charged for shooting out tires on a construction worker's vehicle... he called that incident an anger-fueled blackout. the report given to the navy simply stated alexis deflated the tires, and no gun was involved. alexis is accused of killing 12 people at...
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all the government, sour part of the government. now let's compare us, then with other countries in the world who are trying to emulate us in terms of agriculture production, and they are beginning to take more advantage of our seeds and our fertility knowledge and the knowledge to come out of our universities and that sort of thing, and our equipment companies are marketing to them and that kind of thing. are we going to have more competition for the u.s. even though our population is going to double in the next 20 years, world population? >> yeah, there will obviously be more competition. i think the best example of that is wheat production. once we move beyond this $3 to 4 price range, wheat became economically viable in a lot of different countries around the world that haven't had a very strong production history. i mean, the -- >> talking about world price now. >> talking world pricing. but you get out beyond the black sea region, you get over into the kazakhstans of the world, the muldovas, the countries that most people have
all the government, sour part of the government. now let's compare us, then with other countries in the world who are trying to emulate us in terms of agriculture production, and they are beginning to take more advantage of our seeds and our fertility knowledge and the knowledge to come out of our universities and that sort of thing, and our equipment companies are marketing to them and that kind of thing. are we going to have more competition for the u.s. even though our population is going to...
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let me -- just one other thing about government and the role of government. i agree with mr. wynn that in most times, normal times, government should stay out of the way, that the private sector should be allowed to do what it does because it's historically done a very good job at that. at times of crises, and i believe this last year and a half describes a crisis, we need to come together collectively. you think back to where we were 9, 12 months ago. major financial institutions were evaporating, the stock market was plunging, housing values were falling. sdaes financial system is not normal, but we've made a lot of progress largely because government has stepped into the breach left by panicked private sector. >> mr. wynn, with 20,000 employees, as you look at cap and trade and health care reform and these huge deficits, how does that factor into your balance sheet and the investments you make and let me add into that the falling dollar. you're a big investor in building casinos and resorts in china. how does all that factor into your business decisions? >> well, health ca
let me -- just one other thing about government and the role of government. i agree with mr. wynn that in most times, normal times, government should stay out of the way, that the private sector should be allowed to do what it does because it's historically done a very good job at that. at times of crises, and i believe this last year and a half describes a crisis, we need to come together collectively. you think back to where we were 9, 12 months ago. major financial institutions were...
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the government can't even catch terrorists. they're not gonna know if you buy health insurance or not. well certainly we're not condoning not to get health insurance when those fines going to affect in 2014. but it's interesting that the law professor points out, and i would point out that although states attorney's generals that are challenging the federal health-care law. all those states have auto insurance laws on their books that you have to have minimum coverage. so it's gonna be interesting to see how this debate works out. but, i think the legal professor that we have on, his advice is wisdom. yes, i mean as a matter of law. it's not unconstitutional. i think what he's going to, it's just not fair. a lot people just think it's not fair. i would agree. now moving on to another issue. you know, i think its just politics as usual, right? when we have a democratic president in power, the republicans are gonna do everything to block what the president wants. and vice versa if it's the republicans in power. yes, certainly not
the government can't even catch terrorists. they're not gonna know if you buy health insurance or not. well certainly we're not condoning not to get health insurance when those fines going to affect in 2014. but it's interesting that the law professor points out, and i would point out that although states attorney's generals that are challenging the federal health-care law. all those states have auto insurance laws on their books that you have to have minimum coverage. so it's gonna be...
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because of the government shutdown... newly registered are being put on hold until the government resumes operation. about 30 of those are children, and about 10 of those kids are cancer patients. people who are already in studies are still being treated and will continue with their trials. the wedding plans of two plans of two dozen couples are in jeopardy... due to the shutdown. the national parks service says 24 weddings are scheduled to take place this month at memorials on the national mall. nine of them were supposed to take place this week... but they're now postponed indefinitely. mike cassesso was supposed to get married saturday... at the jefferson memorial... where he and his fiance went on their first date. parks officials say the couples can reschedule once the government reopens. cassesso says: "it's frustrating over something that didn't need to happen." cassesso says: "her reaction was oh, expletive, something i can't say right now." parks officials say the couples can reschedule once the government reopen
because of the government shutdown... newly registered are being put on hold until the government resumes operation. about 30 of those are children, and about 10 of those kids are cancer patients. people who are already in studies are still being treated and will continue with their trials. the wedding plans of two plans of two dozen couples are in jeopardy... due to the shutdown. the national parks service says 24 weddings are scheduled to take place this month at memorials on the national...
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well government bonds, i think are controlled really at the short end by the government policies. and the fed funds rate. and so, we are really short and our bond purchases. whether corporate bonds or government bonds. and we go out as much as three years. because it gets our investors 2% potentially. doesn't sound like a lot, but it's certainly better than zero in the money market funds. so at what point then, down the road do you think that the government bonds will be a more attractive investment? well after the rates go up. so that will take some time. we're looking at two to three years? yes we are. probably a couple of years. maybe not take that long, maybe a year and a half. but in any case, it's out there. and we'll know that rates have been going up for quite a while. and that's very painful for people that are on a fixed income and are trying to invest in bonds, unfortunately. thanks as always for ideas. we appreciate it. bill hart of hartline investments. and straight ahead here on first business... will europe's debt problems increase the chances of a double dip recess
well government bonds, i think are controlled really at the short end by the government policies. and the fed funds rate. and so, we are really short and our bond purchases. whether corporate bonds or government bonds. and we go out as much as three years. because it gets our investors 2% potentially. doesn't sound like a lot, but it's certainly better than zero in the money market funds. so at what point then, down the road do you think that the government bonds will be a more attractive...
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as part of the government shutdown... the obama administration told the u-s parks department to close off access to all the memorials in washington d-c. but after a group of veterans made news for crossing the barriers at the world war 2 memorial ... the republican national committee... is offering to pay to keep it open. that's not right and we all know that that's just not fair. so i've come here to announce that that the republican national committee has put aside enough money to hire five security personnel full-time to keep the world war ii memorial open for veterans and visitors across this country. the democratic national committee quickly responded to the r-n-c's offer....calling it a "stunt." problems continue this morning... on maryland's obamacare website. open enrollment began two days ago... but the site still says that there are technical difficulties. we sent emails and left calls with several members of the maryland health connection to find out when it would be back up, but our calls were not returned. it
as part of the government shutdown... the obama administration told the u-s parks department to close off access to all the memorials in washington d-c. but after a group of veterans made news for crossing the barriers at the world war 2 memorial ... the republican national committee... is offering to pay to keep it open. that's not right and we all know that that's just not fair. so i've come here to announce that that the republican national committee has put aside enough money to hire five...
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at least one member of ongress wants the government to put the breaks on government spending on nascar. marianne rafferty has the story. ptory. -------------------------------- -------------------------------- the army is spending millions in taxpayer dollars to sponsor the "39" car.some say it's a big waste of money.among them is minnesota congresswoman betty mcccllum.she introduced an amendment to yank funding... mccollum says: "with trillion dollar deficits this amendment is where the rubber meets the road for mm republican tea party colleagues."some lawmakers say she's missing the point...frelinghuysen says: 'nascar sponsorships have proven to be a very important recruiting tool. with some estimating for every ddllar the government puts in nascar sponsorship it gets four dollars innequivalent in advertising in television, merchandise and other outlets." mchenry says: "let's be cllar. pthis amendment wwll not save one single dime."many nascar fans in daytona sayyit's good business for the army to capitalize on he sport's popularity among young men.mos says: "like anything else, in o
at least one member of ongress wants the government to put the breaks on government spending on nascar. marianne rafferty has the story. ptory. -------------------------------- -------------------------------- the army is spending millions in taxpayer dollars to sponsor the "39" car.some say it's a big waste of money.among them is minnesota congresswoman betty mcccllum.she introduced an amendment to yank funding... mccollum says: "with trillion dollar deficits this amendment is...
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no government can survive with debts as huge as ours. the government has held back rather than spend economic recovery. he seems to sincerely believe that we can build a middle-class out of government jobs paid for with borrowed dollars. in fact, it works the other way. the government as big as this one is maintained on the backs of the middle class. those punished most by the wrong turns of the last three years are those unemployed or underemployed tonight. those who are discouraged have abandoned work altogether. no one has been more harm than the young people of this country. the first generation in memory to 4 -- face a feature less promising than their parents did. our concern is for those waiting to night to begin or resumed the climb up life's ladder. we do not want a nation of halves or have-nots. in our stagnation and debt, we are only a short distance behind greece and spain. we are fortunate because we use the world -- the world uses the dollar for exchange, we cannot you -- avoid the fate of europe. 2012 is a year of opportun
no government can survive with debts as huge as ours. the government has held back rather than spend economic recovery. he seems to sincerely believe that we can build a middle-class out of government jobs paid for with borrowed dollars. in fact, it works the other way. the government as big as this one is maintained on the backs of the middle class. those punished most by the wrong turns of the last three years are those unemployed or underemployed tonight. those who are discouraged have...
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the federal government ought to try that. i guarantee if this country's economy would go roaring back to life if they saw did not have government interfere with the free market. let it work and i will promise you jobs will be created and our economy. fix the tax system all of those things together. evolve all of that power in washington, d.c. and let the states become the lab toy labos of innovation. that is what you are going to hear out of these governors. i got to think there are democratic governors out there that don't want, washington, down micromanaging the states. >> chris: let's talk about texas because you are quite right. you have one of the lowest tax burdens in the u.s. and led the country in private sector growth over the past decade. on the other hand, you are facing a state deficit of $25 billion over the next two years and you are saying you are not going to raise any taxes. so how are you going to deal with that shortfall? >> well, one thing i will take you to task on, chris, you got a better crystal ball th
the federal government ought to try that. i guarantee if this country's economy would go roaring back to life if they saw did not have government interfere with the free market. let it work and i will promise you jobs will be created and our economy. fix the tax system all of those things together. evolve all of that power in washington, d.c. and let the states become the lab toy labos of innovation. that is what you are going to hear out of these governors. i got to think there are democratic...
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we are now in day eight of a partial government shutdown... and congress has made littl progress on a spending bill since thousands of workers went off the job. a new round of the congressional blame game started this week. a pro-president group targets house speaker john boehner in ads that point the finr at republicans for the shutdown... while republicans say president obama isn't doing enough. "tey shut down the government. now, they say we're going to threaten the creditworthiness of the united states and possibly the world economy. to do something that we're supposed to do. "the president should be oing what bill clinton did in 1995 and calling these people over to the white house, sitting down, havin a conversation, talks of the shutdown are getting even more mixed in wi the looming debt ceiling deadline. the federal government is expected to hit its borrowing limit next week. esident obama reiterated yesterday that he won't negotiate with congress while the country is under threat of a possible debt default. and because of the shutodwn
we are now in day eight of a partial government shutdown... and congress has made littl progress on a spending bill since thousands of workers went off the job. a new round of the congressional blame game started this week. a pro-president group targets house speaker john boehner in ads that point the finr at republicans for the shutdown... while republicans say president obama isn't doing enough. "tey shut down the government. now, they say we're going to threaten the creditworthiness of...
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how will more government regulation serve internet users? this is a big question because this isn't a black and white issue. i don't think the government should have full control of the internet and i don't think businesses should have full control of the internet. this goes back 150 years with the telegraph. businesses saw 'the telegraph is around, we canbenefit by making faster speeds'. the government stepped in and said no, let's make a equal. the government did not take over the telegraph, it still became what's known as a common carrier. same thing should exist today. the internet is great the way it is, it allows for open market opportunity and it should stay that way. i'm not saying government takes over, i'm not saying business runs it. another way to look at it is verizon he essentially manages a tube, which is the internet. at one end you have users, at the other end you have content providers. they're charging users for their access to the internet. how come they can't charge access to their service, their tube to the content prov
how will more government regulation serve internet users? this is a big question because this isn't a black and white issue. i don't think the government should have full control of the internet and i don't think businesses should have full control of the internet. this goes back 150 years with the telegraph. businesses saw 'the telegraph is around, we canbenefit by making faster speeds'. the government stepped in and said no, let's make a equal. the government did not take over the telegraph,...
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of the government shutdown... and with every day that passes in maryland... state officials are worried. they say a prolonged shutdown could cost the state tens of millions of dollars. megan gilliland is live in woodlawn with more on the potential financial fallout. good morning guys, we're live here at the social security headquarters where the parking lot is empty. of the 11- thousand employees who work here... only about 43- hundred are still on the job. the rest... furloughed. maryland's department of budget... estimates that a two week loss of income for federal workers... could reduce state tax revenues... by more than 50- million dollars. university of baltimore... professor of finance... steven isberg... says that's revenue... the state cannot afford to lose. (isberg) "it's still squelching the growth engine in this economy which is small and medium sized enterprises." (isberg) "you're seeing a lot more evidence that consumer spending is not quite adequate to restore the total health of the u.s. economy
of the government shutdown... and with every day that passes in maryland... state officials are worried. they say a prolonged shutdown could cost the state tens of millions of dollars. megan gilliland is live in woodlawn with more on the potential financial fallout. good morning guys, we're live here at the social security headquarters where the parking lot is empty. of the 11- thousand employees who work here... only about 43- hundred are still on the job. the rest... furloughed. maryland's...
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for just pennies a month, the government provides either a home phone or a cellphone to anyone on government assistance. that means those who receive heating assistance, free lunches...food stamps, or welfare checks can also receive a telephone...whiih uncle sam calls a lifeline. (9:50:13) (carmody) "if somebody is house bound due to medical issues, due to age, due to disability, they need a phone...!" (9:40:04) (ambrose) "affordability should never be a reason sooeone cannot afford to get telephone service." (13:31:48) (abeel) "the program has been around since the eighties when the reagan administration decided every home should not be without a telephone in case of an emergency..." (13:32:48) (quick nats phone hangs up) (13:58:15) (abell) "the government began offering discounts to cellphones. in some places, that's 250-free cell phone minutes a month" (12:27:10) (heritage) "its really paying for a program that probably isn't in need." critics call the program a waste. its funded by a tax...paid by those who already own phones. it appears on every phone bill every month as the universal s
for just pennies a month, the government provides either a home phone or a cellphone to anyone on government assistance. that means those who receive heating assistance, free lunches...food stamps, or welfare checks can also receive a telephone...whiih uncle sam calls a lifeline. (9:50:13) (carmody) "if somebody is house bound due to medical issues, due to age, due to disability, they need a phone...!" (9:40:04) (ambrose) "affordability should never be a reason sooeone cannot...
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federal government shutdown.../ the... battle ...still centers... on funding the government... without... delaying... or... "defunding"... obamacare..../. but... as... craig boswell explains.../ there's... a... much rger issue... looming, ... ((animation)) with the government shutdown now heading toward a second week, the battle to reopen it is becoming more complicated.. it's not just delaying or defunding obamacare, it's also now about raising the nation's borrowing limit. lee says: "maybe wre forced to tie it all tgethe. i don't necessarily think at's neceriy ideal, but perhaps it is where we are." in 10-days - october 17th - if the government does increase the debt ceiling, the united states can't borrow money and would soon be unable pay all of its bills. lew says: "what happens if you don't pay millions of people on social curi? what hapns you don't pay hospitals and health care providers across the country? the consequences are immediate, and they're very bad. congress needs to act." house speaker john ehner ruled out a clean bill to raise the nation's borrowing limit. i
federal government shutdown.../ the... battle ...still centers... on funding the government... without... delaying... or... "defunding"... obamacare..../. but... as... craig boswell explains.../ there's... a... much rger issue... looming, ... ((animation)) with the government shutdown now heading toward a second week, the battle to reopen it is becoming more complicated.. it's not just delaying or defunding obamacare, it's also now about raising the nation's borrowing limit. lee says:...
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if you send troops in, we'll have a second chance at governance. you need to put karzai's feet to the fire or the next government's feet to the fire to do a better job. but it's impossible to bring about better than governance without security. what we have in place now is not going to work. general mcchrystal tells us that. he needs reinforcements. i hope the president will send them and let us all work together for better governance, because the taliban are going to win if we don't change course soon. >> senator casey, wednesday the president met in the -- with his national security team in the situation room with all the major players about this decision. here's what the "washington post" wrote about that meeting. vice president biden offered some of the more pointed challenges to mcchrystal who attended the session by video link from kabul. biden has argued against increasing troops in afghanistan. he favors stepping up predator drone strikes on al qaeda leaders and increasing training for afghan forces. now, thursday at london's institute for
if you send troops in, we'll have a second chance at governance. you need to put karzai's feet to the fire or the next government's feet to the fire to do a better job. but it's impossible to bring about better than governance without security. what we have in place now is not going to work. general mcchrystal tells us that. he needs reinforcements. i hope the president will send them and let us all work together for better governance, because the taliban are going to win if we don't change...
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when we found out what the government could do without the people's approval. >> government is not doing its job. >> figures according to new numbers released by pew research center, which found only 22 percent of the 2500 people polled say they trust the federal government almost always or most of the time. surprising to some, it is one of the lowest approval ratings for the government in half a century. >> so far, they are doing good. >> i think, the government can gets out of this slump that we are in. >> take this same poll, right after a natural disaster. right after a major victory abroad. and, i think, you will have different numbers. >> pew poll took aim at the united states congress. it found 65 percent of americans have an unfavorable view of congress. worse congressional rating in quarter of a century. >> country is in dire need of leadership. we just need leadership up there right now. >> state delegate anderson has his theory on the politics of the poll. which includes the passage of health care reform and our slumping economy. >> these polls are, basically the frustrations
when we found out what the government could do without the people's approval. >> government is not doing its job. >> figures according to new numbers released by pew research center, which found only 22 percent of the 2500 people polled say they trust the federal government almost always or most of the time. surprising to some, it is one of the lowest approval ratings for the government in half a century. >> so far, they are doing good. >> i think, the government can...
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we can shrink the size of government? >> well, i think that there is -- there are several dangers that are looming. the biggest danger is we have a dysfunctional congress that cannot compromise. i'm proud to be part of the moderate middle and happy to work with tom coburn -- and we have worked on ways to make our government more responsible to taxpayers but that is really at the heart of this, chris. you have loopholes, right now, a guy making $3 million at one end of the hall, managing a hedge fund pays 20% and the guy at the other ends of the hall, managing and insurance company, pays north of 35%, that is dumb, we had a moderate middle, have e balanced approach to fix the loopholes an gain revenue and continue to focus on getting at the waste tom coburn and i agree about. >> chris: we are beginning to run out of time. a couple of other issues: the nomination of chuck hagel to be defense secretary, comes up this week. senator mccaskill, you are a member of armed services and voted for hagel in committee. i want to play,
we can shrink the size of government? >> well, i think that there is -- there are several dangers that are looming. the biggest danger is we have a dysfunctional congress that cannot compromise. i'm proud to be part of the moderate middle and happy to work with tom coburn -- and we have worked on ways to make our government more responsible to taxpayers but that is really at the heart of this, chris. you have loopholes, right now, a guy making $3 million at one end of the hall, managing a...
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government is set to auction billions of dollars in u.s. treasury bonds in coming in chart talk we will take a look at the short-term and long-term bond e t f charts. coming up next. this week is a big one for the u.s. government is set to auction off billions of dollars in short and long-term treasury bonds. we've seen this time and time again in every other week really since the spring the government continues to issue a record amounts of ious every week backed by you and i in every other market. let's take a look at how this is plain and charts to f t zero t f which is the e t f that tracks long-term treasury bonds and f s h why is the e t f that tracks short- term want to pre year treasury bonds in and he compared them both you can see that s h why the short term bond e t f which is down 1% and t o t a one that tracks the long-term bonds is down 21%. if to what is this telling you is telling you that people don't mind buying owns but they better mature in a year or three years or something like that very quick time in what some interest
government is set to auction billions of dollars in u.s. treasury bonds in coming in chart talk we will take a look at the short-term and long-term bond e t f charts. coming up next. this week is a big one for the u.s. government is set to auction off billions of dollars in short and long-term treasury bonds. we've seen this time and time again in every other week really since the spring the government continues to issue a record amounts of ious every week backed by you and i in every other...
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it is a good reminder of the case for limited government, i think. >> look, i think that when the government, when the taxpayer own huge portions of these companies, that have a right to make sure that the taxpayer's money has the best chance of getting repaid. i agree with bill, though. to think this will solve the underlying problems that led to this crisis would really be a mistake. as this was happening, you've got bills moving through congress that wouldn't make the training of derivatives transparent, that would allow exemptions from this consumer finance agency, including auto loans would not be covered. you'll still have the situation where companies that are too big to fail still exist. in other words, i'm too big to fail. why aren't you too big to exist? one of the officials said this week that because there have been so many mergers, there's so many few of them, that are even bigger and all of the same risks are still in the system. >> but, dana, it isn't just a question of pay czar saying we're gonna cut pay at the seven companies that have a lot of government money. you all have
it is a good reminder of the case for limited government, i think. >> look, i think that when the government, when the taxpayer own huge portions of these companies, that have a right to make sure that the taxpayer's money has the best chance of getting repaid. i agree with bill, though. to think this will solve the underlying problems that led to this crisis would really be a mistake. as this was happening, you've got bills moving through congress that wouldn't make the training of...
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in the mistrust of government intervention. one thing that is shocking is that back in december 80 percent of the people felt less confident and investing in the stock market. now this number has dropped to 64% which is not quite as something to be joined about but a much better. could be credit the drop to? a less mistrust when it comes to government intervention? i think there has been more steadiness in behavior comparted help that the crisis was not escalating as before. what really made people angry was that they couldn't understand what was going on. they saw the government changing opinions very often. they didn't see a steady way forward. and so far we have seen a strategy i might agree or disagree but at least is more coherent. what has continue to find some the stabilization is the job market would continue to see the jobless rate increasing and the give financial trust index is buried out more and more concerned about americans about their jobs right? exactly so people are now even more concerned that they will lose
in the mistrust of government intervention. one thing that is shocking is that back in december 80 percent of the people felt less confident and investing in the stock market. now this number has dropped to 64% which is not quite as something to be joined about but a much better. could be credit the drop to? a less mistrust when it comes to government intervention? i think there has been more steadiness in behavior comparted help that the crisis was not escalating as before. what really made...
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and i want to take a closer look at the government job growth. since january, the government has created a net total of 24,000 jobs since the first of this year. so if you take out a census workers, real government hiring has been pretty much nonexistent. so if the private sector is not producing enough jobs and the government isn't either, doesn't that worry you a lot? yeah, it's a systemic problem. usually when the private sector has a gap in aggregate demand, the government does step in. as we've seen from the federal reserve policy, both fiscal and monetary. but, in this case, because of the real financial constraints that states and local governments are under, you haven't seen states being able to pick up the slack in terms of job creation. and that will continue to be the case as we move into 2011 where we have very tight budget processes around much of the united states. so for the past two months, we've seen losses in the job sector. so what are the chances that the job market could take a turn for the worse right now? i don't really thi
and i want to take a closer look at the government job growth. since january, the government has created a net total of 24,000 jobs since the first of this year. so if you take out a census workers, real government hiring has been pretty much nonexistent. so if the private sector is not producing enough jobs and the government isn't either, doesn't that worry you a lot? yeah, it's a systemic problem. usually when the private sector has a gap in aggregate demand, the government does step in. as...
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they do not want government control of health care. so on wednesday night i had one of my sons said was a town hall moment. after the speech, i stayed for the whole speech -- >> let me just interrupt. we will get to wednesday night. i want to ask you first of all, though, what are you going to do this week? >> i am not going to apologize again. i apologized to the president on wednesday night. i was advised then thank you. now let's get on to a civil discussion of the issues. but i've apologized one time. the apology was accepted by the president, by the vice president who i know. i am not apologizing again. in fact, i've been proven correct on the issue of citizen verification. the senate adopted it on friday and i'm very grateful on friday night the white house has now -- is now going to include it in their bill. >> let's -- we'll get to all of that, i promise. let's get to this question of the apology. you say you've apologized twice. >> no, no, once, once. >> you issued a statement, then you called the white house. why not apologiz
they do not want government control of health care. so on wednesday night i had one of my sons said was a town hall moment. after the speech, i stayed for the whole speech -- >> let me just interrupt. we will get to wednesday night. i want to ask you first of all, though, what are you going to do this week? >> i am not going to apologize again. i apologized to the president on wednesday night. i was advised then thank you. now let's get on to a civil discussion of the issues. but...